Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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THE CHANTICLEER, Nineteen Forty Eight, olume XXXXl IN THIS ORDER THE DUKE SCENE Page 10 THE ADMINISTRATION Pa e 18 CLASSES Page 40 HONORARIES Page 1H6 ORGANIZATIONS Page 158 FRAll RNITIES and SORORITIES Page 210 ATHLETICS Page 27 C) ACTIVITIES Page 320 ADVER i ISERS and INDEX PageH80

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1. L ' lultr rlic liircction of J. Foster IJarncs, the Chapel (ilinir has conic to l)c recognized as one of the foremost in the coiintr -. In recent ears such notables as Perry Coino and Jo Stafford have sung with the C hoir for their I ' .aster broadcast. Bishop Barnes has served as director of this ( hoir of 150 people for twenty-one years. 2. The L ' niversits ' ( oniinunir ' and the people of Durham find solace and inspiration ever) ' Sunda ' mnrning in the impressive I ' .nglish (iothic Chapel. The ( iiapel scats 2,200 people and 150 C ' hoir members. Its connection wirii Page Auditorium and (ira ' Building shows the archirecrural and SNinbolic union of rhc Chapel with the campus. 1. ' !() the left of the altar is the sarcophagi of Benjamin N. Duke, Washington Duke, and James B. Duke. ThcN- are carved of carava marble. The sarcophagi is a gift of the Duke Memorial Association organized in 1929 by James A. 1 homas and 8,000 contributors whose names are enrolled in bronze books on the table in Memorial Chapel. CTke CHAPEL 4. One of the first things a freshman tloes when he or she arrives on the Duke cam|nis is to take the elevator to the top of the magnificent Chapel Tower which stands 210 feet high. Stops are maile before reaching the top to al- low visitors to get our and inspect the (Carillon bells, I he elevator has been running since 1927. 5. {■ ' .ven upperelassmeii Imd pleasure ui raking a few minutes out in the afternoon to revisit the Chapel lower. X ' isitors come from every state in the Union to witness the view of the tw o campuses and surrounding territory as seen from here. I he fifty-bell ( arillon in the Tower may be heanl in recitals ever - Sunila - afternoon. 6. The basement of the ( !hapel is |)ur to a good advantage b - the Westminster I ' ellow shi|) (iroup, who served a buffet supper down there before (Ihrisrmas. I he Choir Room, robe room, and (!hureh oliice is also down there, and various other religious groups meet there. I he ( dee Club and the board meeting is held in the basement also.